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NYT: The New Breed of Gaming Laptops Get Serious
securitas writes "The New York Times' Seth Schiesel writes about hardcore gamers and the growing trend toward high-performance gaming laptops. Traditional enterprise computer manufacturers like Dell and HP are entering the gaming markets dominated by VoodooPC and Alienware, with the specialty high-end PC makers going the other way and breaking into corporate markets. There are some accompanying graphics and quotes from hardcore gamers about the Alienware Area 51m, Dell Inspiron XPS, and VoodooPC Envy m:750."
Repeat after me:
i will game only on the desktop.
i will game less than 20 hours per day.
i will go outside and feel the sun.
i will not game on LCD...evar.
i will not play games i cannot stop.
i will game only from the desktop.
The testimonials for the products are priceless.
The Alienware model is lauded by "Daniel P. Martin, 15, High school sophomore". He crows, "My computer would be going at, like, a frame a second right now".
Like, Danny, how are your grades this year?
Dell's Inspiron inspired "Tori K. Beverly, 16, High school junior" to gush "It's easier to take to parties."
Yeah, the screen hinge is probably great for crushing tabs of X.
But this one takes the cake: "Matt A. Hendershot, 21, unemployed says of the VoodooPC, "I'll trade you my Mustang for it. I'm serious".
I'm serious too, Matt... you need to turn off the computer in your parents' basement and get a freakin' job.
And lose the hat. Jeez.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
"Extended warranty? How can I lose?"
That's the first thing I thought of when I read the 17 year-old's quote of the Dell.
The powerful machines may harm your genitals if you use for longer period of time on your lap!!! Use at your own risk!!
So between games you can post on /.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
"At less than 10 pounds and worth twice as much as a similiar desktop, I can steal these all day and make some serious cash" -- (name with-held) age 17.
Huh?
Methinks you could probably strip down a decent hiking backpack (you know, with the metal frame) into being a decent way to strap on your mid-tower machine.
You'd still carry your CRT in your arms, of course.
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A NY times article posting without a parenthetical registration complaint!
I knew /. had ads, but I thought they were just banners. Are you guys letting them into the forums too?
Seriously though, I don't much of a difference in price to warrant this kind of purchase, it's still twice the cost of an equally (or better) equipped desktop. I don't go to LAN parties, so I guess spending that kind of money on a laptop is out of the question. Buy a desktop and use the rest of that money to take a girl on a date. Enjoy.
"It's the best investment ever," Shane declared. "I am going to keep it for the rest of my life, probably, because I won't be able to afford another one."
Jesus. What more can be said! Except the second he unpacked it, it was only worth $900 or less... Especially with all that teen goo stuck to keyboard.
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck